Guardian Music — The first of five previously unpublished blogposts from legendary music writer Steven Wells, who died last yearOn 24 June 2009, music journalism lost one of its funniest, angriest and most distinctive voices. Steven Wells – or Swells to his fans â€... more info

Guardian Music — Wilco frontman gives gospel and soul legend an indie makeover on new LP You Are Not AloneGospel legend Mavis Staples has recorded a new album with Jeff Tweedy. The Wilco frontman wrote several tracks for You Are Not Alone, as well as producing the LP... more info

Pitchfork — Photo by Spencer Tweedy In her 60-year career, gospel/soul legend Mavis Staples has worked with countless big names, including Bob Dylan, Prince, Ray Charles, Curtis Mayfield, the Band, and Booker T. & the MG's. Now she can add another name to tha... more info

Pitchfork — Floored by Four is the name of a new group that may or may not turn out to be super. Led by Minuteman and sometime Stooge Mike Watt, the band also includes Wilco guitarist Nels Cline, ex-Cibo Matto member Yuka Honda on keyboard, and Dougie Bowne (who... more info

Guardian Music — Chris Martin's band send fourth-division cricket club £750, while Jeff Tweedy's group fund two children's baseball teamsColdplay and Wilco have joined the likes of Coca-Cola, Mercedes and, er, Draino by becoming official sponsors of sports teams. Ch... more info

Pitchfork — Sleek-headed Radiohead drummer Phil Selway has a solo album full of folk ballad-type tunes coming out. NME tells us it's called Familial and out August 30 on Bella Union. It features Wilco drummer Glenn Kotche and multi-instrumentalist Pat Sansone, f... more info

DrownedInSound — American indie-rockers Wilco are doing their bit for the local community as they've just started sponsoring two little league Baseball teams in America. How very kind of them. Now, I'm no expert, but I think that little league equates to youth baseba... more info

The Quietus — Our oceangaze favourite Walls cosmically vapourise a track from Yankee Hotel Foxtrot more info

Pitchfork — Barcelona's Primavera Sound Festival kicked off its first day with sets from Broken Social Scene, Pavement, the xx, Titus Andronicus, the Books, Fuck Buttons, Moderat, and more, as we reported yesterday. On Day Two, things got... more info

Pitchfork — Photo by Eirik Lande Memorial Day weekend is here in just a few hours, which means summer unofficially starts right about now. Among many other awesome things, that means we're now heading straight into summer festival season. If you've got the t... more info